7. Heros and Heroines of WW2

Today we look to the people of the second world war. Below is the link to the Prezi that we will cover today.

Here's the words to the song on the Audie Murphy page. Follow along...

His name was Audie Murphy just a Texas farmer lad.

His country found itself in war; he tried to lend a hand,

He volunteered to fight and die for freedom with a smile;

He was too young to carry a gun and had to wait a while.

He reached 18 and tried again, this time they let him in;

The soldiers called him Baby Face and he took it with a grin;

But he told the men of the Fighting 3rd Dont judge me by my size,

I may be small, but I bet you all, Ill spit in the Germans eyes

He learned the deadly game of war and they shipped him off to France.

And soon he heard the rumble of the deadly German tanks,

Some men started praying but he stood there in his tracks,

He sure looked tall and they heard him call Well fight to hell and back

Though he was badly wounded Audie never left his gun,

He killed 240 men and made the Germans run;

And when the fight was over, the men all gathered round,

To shake the hand of the Texas man that backed the Germans down.

He fought 100 battles, and he never turned to run,

The President sent for him when he heard what he had done;

Gave him the highest honor our country has to give,

He said You didnt fight in vain as long as freedom lives.

His plane went down, the searchers found him on a mountain side,

And our country mourned its loss; our hero son had died

Though he will live forever as long as men are free

This little man that took a stand to fight for liberty